Veteran Project & Senior Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer and Team-leader with expertise managing top-down design projects using table-driven, feature-based solids (in environments using; Pro-E WildFire 3.0, SolidWorks, Inventor, Mechanical Desktop and AutoCAD) and experience with “state-of-the-art” manufacturing practices. Expert in electro-mechanical design and system integration.

• Managerial/Supervisory responsibilities with up to 11 subordinates
• B.S. Degree (Mechanical Engineering Technology)
• Experienced in specialized areas of:
• Project Management • Capital Equipment Manufacturing
• R&D / Product Development • CAD / Solid Modeling
• Cost Analysis & Management • MRP/ERP/ISO 9000/GMP
• An experienced Instructor/Trainer including teaching Junior College classes.
• Expertise in state-of-the-art manufacturing practices:
• Specifically Shingo's (Toyota) SMED method for efficency improvements.
• History of achieving substantial cost savings and increases in efficiency.
• Record of bringing in projects on time and at or below budget.

SRU Biosystems, Woburn, MA

- Sr. Design and Development Engineer

October 2007 - Present

Process Development –

• Leading the design and development of proprietary production equipment for manufacturing of label free bio sensors.
• Developed a unique robot for applying surfaces coating to bio sensors as a values added, add-on, to the sensor assembly. This includes the design of all electrical controls, fluid controls, programming and touch screen interface.

Product Development and Industrial Design –

• Designed unique injected molded microplates to work exclusively with biosensors, one of which became an exclusive product line and is unique to the industry. This includes 1536 microplates.
• Designed a aesthetically attractive portable hood that can be broken down and assembled without tools.

Research Support –

• Instrumental in the development of a chemo-taxis system to be used with a biosensor.
• Designed proprietary microfluidic manifolds that allow filling and aspirating simultaneously to create a controlled dilution in the microplate well. Systems have been developed for both 384 and 1536 microplates.
   

Parker Pneutronics/Life Sciences, Hollis, NH
– Sr. Development Engineer

PolyVac, Manchester, NH
– Project Design Engineer

• Utilized SolidWorks and AutoCAD to design proprietary storage systems for surgical devices for the medical industry. Work included sheet metal design, thermoformed plastic design and mold design for the thermoforming. All new work was done using parametric solids.

Foster-Miller, Waltham, MA
– Solid Modeling Designer

• Utilized Pro-Engineer, SolidWorks, Inventor and Mechanical Desktop to design proprietary equipment for the medical industry and the military. Designs included work in industrial design, production test fixtures, product design, and fixtures for research. All work was done using parametric solids and surfacing software.

Heat and Control, Pembroke, NH
– Solid Modeling Designer

• Utilized Inventor to convert current 2D designs into parametric solids. The unique part of this assignment is that the company is integrating the Inventor software with the MRP software (SAP) and file management software for total design control from design through manufacturing. My role includes electrical cabinet layout and sheet metal design as well as mechanical components the main assemblies.

Pierce Manufacturing, Appleton, WI
– Design Engineer

• Cab interior design for custom built fire trucks. My role was strictly configuring custom parts lists for customer orders. Extensively used E.T.O. (Engineer to Order) manufacturing software to determine if existing parts could fill the order or if new parts had to be specified or designed.

KIMBERY-CLARK CORP., Neenah, Wisconsin:
- Design Team Leader (Engineer III)

• Managed 11 engineers modifying & redesigning electro/mechanical equip.Improved machine through-put rates significantly.
• Saved KC $.25 million (via effective cost mgmt. & planning) on project modifying and relocating production line to Colombia.

NEW HAMPSHIRE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Manchester, New Hampshire:
Instructor-computer-aided design & engineering
- Taught the following courses:
• Engineering Graphics • 3D ACAD • Manufacturing Engineering

FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Appleton, Wisconsin: Instructor
- Taught the following courses:
• Introduction to AutoCAD • Fluid Power (Hydraulics and Pneumatics)

EDUCATION

MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology (1985)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, LaCrosse, Wisconsin:
- Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Mechanical Design (1981)